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Hyderabad State: Let’s remember the people for a moment
September 17 feels different this year. Different terms – integration, liberation, surrender – are being used to depict how the curtains came down on the mighty State of Hyderabad. Different dates are…
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Biden warns Putin against use of chemical or nuclear weapons
Washington: US President Joe Biden has warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin against the use of chemical or tactical nuclear weapons in the ongoing war with Ukraine that has stretched to more…
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Revisiting the saga of Hyderabad State’s integration into India with a fresh perspective
The political parties and social organizations have their own version of politics construed as history. Disciples of history today are subjected to political needs. Ironically, Hyderabad’s history and its integration with Indian…
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India on path of becoming world superpower in next 25 yrs: Smriti Irani
Chandigarh: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said India is moving strongly on the path of becoming more resilient, capable and stronger and will become the world superpower by 2047. She was…
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Delhi L-G inaugurates 41 science labs at 21 schools renovated by NDMC
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday inaugurated 41 science laboratories equipped with advanced infrastructure and resources at 21 schools renovated by the NDMC, according to an official statement.…
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Hyderabad: Cook stabbed by Swiggy delivery agent dies during treatment
Hyderabad: A cook who was stabbed by a Swiggy delivery boy and had been receiving treatment at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) passed away late, Thursday night. According to the police,…
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WBSSC scam: CBI set to probe distribution of accumulated proceeds
Kolkata: Having almost completed the first stage of its investigation into the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam, which involved the inward flow of the scam proceeds, the Central…
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‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’: The significance of Operation Polo for India
By Pankaj Sethi Hyderabad: V P Menon, Secretary in the Ministry of States, was the man tasked by then Union Home Minister Sardar Patel (in 1947) to ensure that the Princely States…
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Nitish-Akhilesh tie up can beat BJP in UP: JD(U)
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in a tie-up with Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, can trounce the formidable BJP in adjoining Uttar Pradesh, the JD(U) asserted on Saturday. JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan…
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Russia offered to provide wheat to Pakistan: Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that besides gas, Russia has also offered to provide wheat to Pakistan in the wake of catastrophic floods and keeping in view the…
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BJP govt against backward classes, poor: Akhilesh
Lucknow: The BJP-led government in the state is against backward classes and the underprivileged, alleged Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav as he slammed the dispensation for cancelling the public holiday on Vishwakarma…
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NSUI members protest against unemployment, police use water cannon
Chandigarh: The police used water cannons to stop NSUI’s Punjab unit members from heading towards Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence during their protest here on Saturday, officials said. The NSUI members were…
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We are original Shiv Sena born out of decades of social work: Uddhav
Mumbai: In a veiled swipe at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he heads the “original ” Sena which was born out of social work…
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Rajasthan Congress passes resolution to make Rahul the party’s national president
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee on Saturday unanimously passed a resolution for making Rahul Gandhi the party’s national president, a state cabinet minister said here. The development comes ahead of the…